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Hidden environmental, social and health costs of agrifood systems were as much as $12 trillion globally in 2020, according to new research from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), based on analysis by Oxford’s Dr…

How doctors communicate with patients with obesity can have a significant impact on their weight loss success, according to a new University of Oxford study published in Annals of Internal Medicine. This pioneering study dives into…

A consortium led by the University of Oxford has won over £18 million in expanded funding for doctoral and masters-to-doctoral studentships in the social sciences. The award includes new support for an innovative programme of…

SCG Chemicals Public Company Limited (SCGC), part of the Siam Cement Group (SCG) and one of the largest integrated chemical companies in Asia, has agreed a major new award scheme to develop novel ideas and nascent research from Oxford’s…

An AI tool that can predict 10-year risk of deadly heart attacks, could transform treatment for patients who undergo CT scans to investigate chest pain, according to British Heart Foundation-funded research presented today at the…

Self-monitoring blood pressure after giving birth could help to cut new mothers’ risk of future heart disease and strokes, according to new research by Oxford researchers. The study, funded by the BHF and supported by the NIHR…

Glox Therapeutics, a company pioneering the development of precision antibiotics to combat antimicrobial resistance, has raised £4.3M in early-stage funding to develop effective targeted therapeutics against antibiotic-resistant…

A new multi-country global survey by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) in cooperation with Oxford University’s ‘Europe in a Changing World’ project reveals stark disparities in attitudes about future world order.…

Astrophysicists at the University of Oxford have helped to discover a spectacularly bright and unusual explosion in a galaxy 4.4 billion light-years away. The findings have been published in the journal Nature. It is a remarkable…

PortWatch is an online platform designed to monitor and simulate disruptions to maritime trade due to climate extremes and other shocks. The platform helps policymakers and the public assess the impact of actual and future trade…